20050429Motion for extension of time.pdf

DONALD L. HOWELL, II (ISB NO. 3366)
DONOVANE. WALKER (ISB NO. 5921)
DEPUTY ATTORNEYS GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074
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Attorneys for the Commission Staff
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMl\'IISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE INVESTIGATION
CONCERNING ISSUES RELATED TO IDAHO
POWER COMPANY'S COST OF SERVICE STUDY. CASE NO. IPC-O4-
M OTI 0 N FOR
EXTENSION OF TIME
COMES NOW the Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, by and through its
Attorney of Record, Donald L. Howell, II, Deputy Attorney General, and requests that the
Commission grant a 60-day extension of time for the parties in this proceeding to file a report
concerning Idaho Power Company s cost of service.
BACKGROUND
In Idaho Power s 2004 rate case, the Commission noted that several parties raised
legitimate questions regarding components of Idaho Power s cost of service. Order l'-Jo. 29505
47. Consequently, the Commission initiated this proceeding to allow interested parties to
examine several issues related to the Company s cost of service study. The Commission directed
that the interested parties submit a "final report" containing their recommendations "to the
Commission no later than February 28 , 2005.Id. Pursuant to this directive, the Commission
issued a Notice of Public Workshop in October 2004. The parties conducted three workshops
the last of which was held on February 25 , 2005. A draft final report is currently circulating
among the parties for review, revisions and approval.
MOTION FOR
EXTENSION OF TIME
Although the Staff believes that the workshops have produced more detailed
information and generally raised the level of knowledge about Idaho Power s cost of service
study, the parties are not yet in a position to approve the final report. Consequently, the
Commission Staff on behalf of the Company, the Irrigators, and Staff request that the
Commission postpone the date that the report is to be submitted.
At the last workshop, the parties discussed the progress of this case and the
likelihood of reaching consensus. A draft final report has been prepared and compiled. The
parties are currently in the process of reviewing and revising the draft final report and require
additional time to compile an agreeable final report. Consequently, the parties recommend that
the Commission postpone the due date for the final report until June 29 2005.
PRAYER
The Commission Staff respectfully requests that the Commission postpone the due
date of the final report until June 29, 2005.
Respectfully submitted this 29th day of April 2005.
Donovan E. Walker
Donald L. Howell, II
Deputy Attorneys General
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MOTION FOR
EXTENSION OF TIME